Episode Guide

Episode 1: THE DEVIL DANCERS OF SRI LANKA

Les Stroud journeys to Sri Lanka to survive alongside men once believed to be half-human, half demon, and participate in a rarely seen ritual to exorcise dark forces.

VIDEO: The Devil Dance

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Episode 2: THE SEA GYPSIES OF MALAYSIA

Les heads into open waters with the Sea Gypsies of Malaysia to spearfish in shark filled seas, and survive in a world of water, where storms and tsunamis threaten to wipe out the tribe, forever.

VIDEO: Survival on the Water

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Episode 3: THE SAN - BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI

Les Stroud treks deep into the Kalahari Desert to learn from the original masters of survival, the San Bushmen, a unique tribe believed to be the closest living descendants of the first humans.

VIDEO: Hunting with the San

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Episode 4: THE HEWA OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Les travels to the wilds of Papua New Guinea to join a never before filmed (or photographed) Hewa ritual honoring the dead. But danger lurks around every corner of Les's arduous three day journey into the jungle, and he is armed with a machete and bow and arrow.

VIDEO: Rituals of the Dead

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Episode 5: MADAGASCAR

The Southern tip of the island of Madagascar is not only home to more ecosystems than any other place on the planet; it is also home to the unique Antanosy and Antandroy tribes. Les practices traditional fishing techniques, hunts with wild dogs, builds a shelter, finds water, and participates in a ritual trance to gain wisdom from these great and ancient people inhabiting Africa's only island.

VIDEO: The Tsikidy Seed Ceremony

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Episode 6: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

Les journeys to the top of Baffin Island in rural Nunavut, Canada: the Arctic, to visit a small Inuit community called Pond Inlet. The integration of modern technologies has ensured cultural and physical survival in an environment where temperatures can drop to 40 degrees below Celsius. Today, Pond Inlet faces its greatest challenge: climate change. Les bears witness to the marriage of Western technology and indigenous knowledge, in the face of rapid economic and cultural change -- while the ice slowly recedes from the North.

VIDEO: Traveling to the Tundra

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Episode 7: THE HUACHARIA OF THE AMAZON

Deep in the Amazon forests of Peru, live indigenous cultures that have been hidden from modern civilization for hundreds of years. Les travels by plane, bus, boat, and finally on foot to reach the Huacharia Tribe: a deeply spiritual people whostill hunt with bow and arrow, and gather wild mushrooms, snails, insects, worms, plants, and fruits for food and survival. Huacharia allow Les to join their daily ceremonies honoring the elements: from gentle water ceremonies, to ingesting the rare and purifying Ayahuasca plant. Les will raft, trek and machete his way into the heart of the Peruvian jungle, learning the secrets of this rare ecosystem from the jungle's very secret-keepers themselves.

VIDEO: Journey to the Huacharia

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EPISODE 8: THE ZULU OF SOUTH AFRICA

Les travels to South Africa to join the Zulu, one of the most legendary tribes in Africa and among the world's greatest masters of survival. In Zululand, Les meets with a female African Shaman, or Sangoma, to experience the rite of passage known as scarification. He'll also learn the Zulu methods of traditional hunting, and take part in the deadly sport of stick fighting.

VIDEO: Zulu Nation

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Episode 9: THE QUEROS - DESCENDANTS OF THE INCAN HIGH PRIESTS

Les climbs 17,000 feet into the Andes Mountains to a glacial summit, where he'll become the first Westerner to witness the secret, ancient rites of the Inka Ukuku Warriors, paying homage to the mountain spirits and honoring the forces of nature.

VIDEO: The Queros of the Andes

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